One-third of Walt Disney World park guests are upgrading to Disney Genie+ according to Bob Chapek

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Posted: Wednesday November 10, 2021 4:$6pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

In an earnings call this afternoon, Disney CEO Bob Chapek commented on the roll-out of Disney Genie at Walt Disney World.

Disney Genie overview

According to Chapek, "The majority of Genie and Genie+ users said it improved their overall park experience with nearly one third of park guests upgrading to Genie+."

This is the first official comment on sales for Disney Genie+ since the service launched in early October 2021.

First Lightning Lane guests at Magic Kingdom October 19 2021

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Chi841 hour ago

The world has changed. And not just Disney.

Epcot81Fan1 hour ago

Paying a single price and enjoying an entire day exploring as I wish, when I wish, at my pace, without needing to stare at my phone? Absolutely magical.

TheMaxRebo2 hours ago

GoofGoof3 hours ago

Probably a muggle….they just don’t understand magic 🪄🪄🪄🪄🤣🤣🤣🤣

bwr8274 hours ago

When you used to enjoy WDW, did you find paying for tickets magical?

Epcot81Fan6 hours ago

Just curious, did they find paying extra for a convoluted line skipping service and then individual charges for rides per person on top of daily tickets “magical”?

It isn't just purely knowing how to use FP+/G+/MPLL, but also knowing or being willing/able to use the peripheral park hours, and maybe making a few sacrifices. It also isn't just us learning the latest system, but also how Disney tweaks each system over time. Early FP+ and early G+ both lacked the ability to modify. When FP+ first started, the only way to modify a pass was to stand in line- 20minutes- for an in-park kiosk. And that was to get an 8pm FP for the Teacups. People lost more park time in the line to get the FP than they saved by using it.

MickeyLuv'r7 hours ago

This is what I want to know, and this thread doesn't have many first hand accounts. An aspect of G+ that was frustrating was the way times would jump around when choosing a pass time. You had to know to ignore the times offered until you got to the last screen just before confirming the time. I wonder if the new version has a similar issue? In this case, it sounds like the times offered on the tip board do not match what is actually available to book. People reported seeing say a 10am Buzz on the tip board, but they could not book it. Then when they refresh/go back to the tip board, it still says 10am Buzz is available. Might be a temporary glitch, or just something we need to learn about the new system.

MickeyLuv'r8 hours ago

Mostly I agree, but that depends what = a use. I could always get a pass for Philarmagic, but it was 100% useless. So sure, I could always 'use' a Philarmagic pass. Remember back in the days of paper FP, if you pulled a pass for Pooh, you also got a 'bonus' pass for Philarmagic. That wasn't actually a FASTpass, it was an ad- to steer people into Philarmagic so there were fewer vacancies. That's still true today. WDW should add Hall of Presidents to the lineup of available passes!